Stafford County Coronavirus Update: 164 Cases, 2 Deaths

STAFFORD COUNTY, VA – There are 164 total cases of the new coronavirus in Stafford County as of Tuesday morning, according to the Virginia Department of Health, with 37 hospitalizations and two deaths.

To date, the Rappahannock Health District has tested 2,182 people and has had no coronavirus outbreaks.

Virginia now has 9,630 total confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with 1,581 hospitalizations and 324 deaths as of Tuesday morning. There have been a total of 148 coronavirus outbreaks across the state. Only West Piedmont and Rappahannock health districts do not have an official coronavirus outbreak.

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Here are the latest updates from Stafford County:

SCHOOLS

All schools in Virginia are closed through the rest of the academic year for in-person teaching in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

BUSINESSES

The City of Fredericksburg is creating a Mother's Day Guide to help connect residents to local businesses that are still open for online shopping, takeout and delivery during stay-at-home order due to the new coronavirus pandemic. MORE

Not everything is closed in Stafford County because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many essential businesses are still open to provide services such as food take-out, eyecare and more. We've created a simple small business directory to help residents see what's open in Stafford County.

Fredericksburg businesses have provided their information, which has been compiled here.

HOSPITALS

Inova Health System is seeking recovered patients who could help those continuing to fight COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. It is part of a nationwide effort to collect and provide convalescent plasma donations, which have antibodies that can be used on the health system's sickest patients. MORE

New modeling shows Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg will likely avoid an unmanageable surge in coronavirus patients. MORE